How to setup OpenDDS

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OpenDDS

Quick start windows https://opendds.org/quickstart/GettingStartedWindows.html

Installation Opendds

• Download repo https://github.com/objectcomputing/OpenDDS
• Extract files
• Install strawberry perl 64 bit http://strawberryperl.com/
• open VS developer command prompt
• Navigate OpenDDS directory
• cmd configure 
• configure script will download ACE+TAO and configure it for your platform.

• This will take some time

        Downloading ACE+TAO 2.2a with latest patches Extracting archive ACE+TAO-2.2a_with_latest_patches_NO_makefiles.zip Running MPC to generate project files. MPC_ROOT was set to C:\Users\gamitha.harischandra\Downloads\OpenDDS-3.14\ACE_wrappers\MPC. Using .../OpenDDS-3.14/ACE_wrappers/bin/MakeProjectCreator/config/MPC.cfg Generating 'vs2019' output using DDS_TAOv2.mwc ............................................................................................................. 

•  cmd devenv DDS_TAOv2_all.sln 

• it must start the visual studio from this command prompt so it will inherit the correct environmental variables

Build Opendds

• Build solution - Debug/ win32

Run Opendds example

• VS developer comand promt
• setenv
• set the required environment variables before running Visual Studio 
• cd DevGuideExamples\DCPS\Messenger for C++ example 
• perl run_test.pl

• Once the new developer command prompt window is opened using
• cmd Setenv